http://www.ivorcatt.co.uk/guy.htm

Dear Martin Guy,

On 3.12.2019 you said (see below); “with the current A level course designed to be accessible to students with only GCSE level Maths”

The Italians discussed cattq; http://www.ivorcatt.co.uk/cattq.htm . You will see that there is no mathematics in cattq.

Mike Evans and I very much need to come to see you after the crisis.

Ivor Catt   1.4.2020

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Since posting this letter, it has occurred to me that it would be more convenient for you if the letter were on the www at http://www.ivorcatt.co.uk/guy.htm , so that you can go straight to the hyperlinks. Also, Mike Evans, who lodged in Hawking’s house and became very friendly with him, today said he will be happy to come along with me when I and he talk to your sixth form students. I note that one of your Houses is called “Hawking”. I think Hawking was at your school before my son Graham. Mike was at school with me.  -   Ivor Catt  10.8.2019

https://www.st-albans.herts.sch.uk/press-release/st-albans-school-teacher-wins-institute-physics-award-outstanding-teaching/

http://www.ivorcatt.co.uk/x5as2.pdf quote from the IoP; “…. indubitably just an apparent paradox. Nevertheless, it is curious and very intriguing, and able to capture the attention of students.”

http://www.ivorcatt.co.uk/x64f11.pdf

 

http://www.ivorcatt.co.uk/yak.htm

http://www.ivorcatt.co.uk/x54c.pdf

http://www.ivorcatt.co.uk/x147.pdf ; http://www.ivorcatt.org/icrns86jun_0003.htm

http://www.ivorcatt.co.uk/x5a31.htm

Ivor Catt,

121 Westfields

St Albans AL3 4JR

01727 864257

ivorcatt@gmail.com

9.8.2019

Second copy 18.9.2019

Third copy 6.11.2019

Martin Guy,

ST ALBANS SCHOOL

Abbey Gateway, St Albans,

Hertfordshire AL3 4HB

 

Dear Martin Guy,

I would very much like to talk to you or to your sixth form physics students.

I live just up the hill near Waitrose, and will usually be available.

My son the late Graham Catt had a scholarship to your school, and went on to Sussex University to study Physics. I myself did engineering at Cambridge.

I was Principal Lecturer at West Herts College.

Yours sincerely,

Ivor Catt

Cc Headmaster, St Albans School.

 

ST ALBANS SCHOOL TEACHER WINS INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHING

October 3, 2016

St Albans, October 3, 2016 – Physics teacher Martin Guy from St Albans School, has been recognised for his exceptional work by the Institute of Physics (IoP).

Martin is one of six teachers in the UK to receive a 2016 Teachers of Physics Award from the IOP for his outstanding work teaching physics and was nominated by his colleagues, after the School achieved a record number of students progressing to study A-Level physics.

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Added 2.9.2019  http://www.ivorcatt.co.uk/x6611.pdf

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#sent/DmwnWrRnXmkdCqXpWhznvPTwbgrBKrLpfMNcmhtlGQXDVQHRtVQBfGnnjGVzNDDflnFNQvzCgrVV?projector=1

 

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Martin Guy <mjguy@st-albans.herts.sch.uk>

Tue, 3 Dec 2019, 12:08

to me

Dear Mr Catt,

 

Thank you for your letter. Apologies for not getting back to you sooner, I have been on sick leave. I have read your article in Physics Education with interest, but I think that the details of your theory are well beyond most of our sixth form students; with the current A level course designed to be accessible to students with only GCSE level Maths they would struggle to critically appraise your ideas. I think it might be more appropriate to approach universities with an offer of a talk, as the content seems to be at degree level.

 

Best wishes,

 

Martin Guy